# CVE-2016-0479: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can compromise confidentiality and integrity of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition via Analytics Scorecard vectors.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2016
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8jx7-hwm2-4mh5

## What is CVE-2016-0479?

CVE-2016-0479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Business Intelligence, published on 21 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.1.9.0, and 12.2.1.0.0 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to Analytics Scorecard.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0479?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Business Intelligence.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0479?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Business Intelligence

- [CVE-2020-14864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14864/): Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Path Transversal (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-2456](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2456/): Auth bypass in Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-2950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2950/): Auth bypass in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-71055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71055/): Auth bypass in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-60671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60671/): Missing authorization in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0479 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Business Intelligence, published on 21 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Business Intelligence. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0479/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0479/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0479
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0479
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0479

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